Gungi
Physical description
Species	Wookiee[1]
Gender	Male[1]
Height	1.53 meters[2]
Hair color	Brown[1]
Eye color	Brown[1]
Skin color	Brown[1]
Chronological and political information
Era(s)	Rise of the Empire era[1]
Affiliation	Jedi Order[1] Galactic Republic[1]

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Gungi was a male Wookiee Jedi Initiate serving the Jedi Order during the Clone Wars.

BiographyEdit

A Force-sensitive Wookiee, Gungi was trained in the ways of the Force at the Coruscant Jedi Temple. When the Clone Wars erupted between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems, the Order's members were forced to serve in the Grand Army of the Republic. As the war was waged around them, Gungi was deemed to be one of the top members of his clan and suitable to travel to the sacred Jedi world of Ilum to participate in the ancient ritual known as The Gathering. Escorted to Ilum by Padawan Ahsoka Tano, Gungi and several other Initiates met with Grand Master Yoda in the Temple at the mouth of the Crystal Caves.^[1]

Entering into the caves in search of a crystal for use in his personal lightsaber, Gungi was accompanied by fellow Initiate Ganodi as he searched the labyrinthine caves. Coming across a massive subterranean lake, Gungi was confident that his crystal lay on a frozen island in the midst of the lake. In order to cross the water, Gungi would have to wait for the lake to freeze over as the sun set. Testing all of his patience, Gungi went into meditation by the lake's edge and was able to remain calm until the surface of the lake was frozen over. Traversing the lake, Gungi claimed the crystal and made it back out of the caves to await the other Initiates in the Temple. Master Yoda commended him on being patient.^[1]

Returning to the Crucible, Gungi constructed a green-bladed lightsaber with a wooden hilt.^[3]

After landing on the planet Florrum, he participated in the rescue of Tano from the clutches of Weequay pirate leader Hondo Ohnaka, after he had captured her during the raid on their ship. After freeing Tano, he and his fellow initiates attempted to escape but were foiled by two of the pirates. However, the Jedi and the pirates soon formed a temporary alliance when the system fell into control of the Separatist General, Grievous. The young Jedi freed Hondo and the rest of the Ohnaka Gang and attempted to escape using a ship from Hondo's personal hidden fleet, with the cyborg general hot on their trail. After a brief duel between Tano and Grievous, they succeeded in escaping and rendezvoused with Obi-Wan Kenobi's heavily damaged fleet.

AppearancesEdit

Wookieepedia has 10 images related to Gungi.

• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Gathering" (First appearance)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "A Test of Strength"
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Bound for Rescue"
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "A Necessary Bond"
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Wrong Jedi"

SourcesEdit

•  The Gathering on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)
•  A Test of Strength on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)
• "Launch Pad"—Star Wars Insider 138 (Picture only)
• "Rogues Gallery: Ahsoka's Younglings"—Star Wars Insider 139
• "Unexpected Journeys"—Star Wars Insider 140
•  Byph in the Encyclopedia
•  Ganodi in the Encyclopedia
•  Gungi in the Encyclopedia
•  Katooni in the Encyclopedia
•  Petro in the Encyclopedia
•  Zatt in the Encyclopedia

Notes and referencesEdit